Comments on: Beam Me Up Scotty! http://lasalleinsider.com/2009/06/25/beam-me-up-scotty/ Your source for local news and information Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: darb1976 http://lasalleinsider.com/2009/06/25/beam-me-up-scotty/comment-page-1/#comment-23 darb1976 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:04:11 +0000 http://lasalleinsider.com/?p=428#comment-23 Citizen.... I guess you didn't read this comment when I posted it to the economic director blog.... Here it is... again.... LaSalle Has been stagnant for years? Hmmm… Well I take it you don’t work at JC Whitney, Conway, Flying J, Hickory Hollow, Senica’s Golf Course, Senica’s Banquet Center, Nail Polish, Lucious Moi, The Canal Boat, the Lock 16 Visitor’s Center, etc. I guess you have not driven on the more that 150 blocks of road that Mayor Washkowiak had repaved (fiscal year 2007 I believe) Played tennis on the newly repaved tennis courts, swam in the new pool, checked out a book from the recently expanded Library, or had a child play little league on Volunteer Field. Maybe you don’t live on St Vincent Ave and received water from the new pipes, or flushed waste down the new sewers. Mayor Washkowiak worked to bring all this to the City with fiscal responsibility. Now do I wish we had an Olive Garden, Costco and major factory employer? Yes I do, but unfortunately you don’t just wish for these businesses and they magically appear. Not for Mayor Grove, or for anyone. Yes there are a lot of things that can be done as a City to attract businesses, but one factor often overlooked by the casual citizen is the education level of the community. As far as more City improvements, well we will see if Mayor Grove has a money tree the rest of us don’t know about. Personally I think we could have 3 economic directors working 24/7 365 but in this economy I don’t think it will do much. Just ask the folks who want to remodel the Kaskaskia or build the Frontier Lodge how easy it is for a loan right now. Thanks for listening. Citizen….
I guess you didn’t read this comment when I posted it to the economic director blog…. Here it is… again….

LaSalle Has been stagnant for years? Hmmm… Well I take it you don’t work at JC Whitney, Conway, Flying J, Hickory Hollow, Senica’s Golf Course, Senica’s Banquet Center, Nail Polish, Lucious Moi, The Canal Boat, the Lock 16 Visitor’s Center, etc. I guess you have not driven on the more that 150 blocks of road that Mayor Washkowiak had repaved (fiscal year 2007 I believe) Played tennis on the newly repaved tennis courts, swam in the new pool, checked out a book from the recently expanded Library, or had a child play little league on Volunteer Field. Maybe you don’t live on St Vincent Ave and received water from the new pipes, or flushed waste down the new sewers. Mayor Washkowiak worked to bring all this to the City with fiscal responsibility. Now do I wish we had an Olive Garden, Costco and major factory employer? Yes I do, but unfortunately you don’t just wish for these businesses and they magically appear. Not for Mayor Grove, or for anyone. Yes there are a lot of things that can be done as a City to attract businesses, but one factor often overlooked by the casual citizen is the education level of the community.
As far as more City improvements, well we will see if Mayor Grove has a money tree the rest of us don’t know about. Personally I think we could have 3 economic directors working 24/7 365 but in this economy I don’t think it will do much. Just ask the folks who want to remodel the Kaskaskia or build the Frontier Lodge how easy it is for a loan right now.

Thanks for listening.

]]> By: gschroeder http://lasalleinsider.com/2009/06/25/beam-me-up-scotty/comment-page-1/#comment-22 gschroeder Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:06:35 +0000 http://lasalleinsider.com/?p=428#comment-22 Thanks for your comments, but I think you are confused with the point I was trying to make. I am not blaming this Mayor or the previous Mayor for the drop in sales tax revenue. The drop is a result of the state of our economy as it is today and has been for the last year or more. My concern is how our current Mayor interpreted the numbers as to whether we are increasing or decreasing our current revenues. It's obvious our revenues, like so many other cities, are experiencing a decrease and we must rein in spending wherever possible. If a governmental body, on its own, could increase revenues (other than by raising taxes) than we would never experience a down economy again! We know that is not possible. There is not a line of businesses waiting to relocate to our city and all we need is someone to direct them here. The reality is that we are in for some continued tough economic times and the addition of an economic director is not going to change the recession we are and continue to experience at this time Thanks for your comments, but I think you are confused with the point I was trying to make. I am not blaming this Mayor or the previous Mayor for the drop in sales tax revenue. The drop is a result of the state of our economy as it is today and has been for the last year or more. My concern is how our current Mayor interpreted the numbers as to whether we are increasing or decreasing our current revenues. It’s obvious our revenues, like so many other cities, are experiencing a decrease and we must rein in spending wherever possible. If a governmental body, on its own, could increase revenues (other than by raising taxes) than we would never experience a down economy again! We know that is not possible. There is not a line of businesses waiting to relocate to our city and all we need is someone to direct them here. The reality is that we are in for some continued tough economic times and the addition of an economic director is not going to change the recession we are and continue to experience at this time

]]> By: citizen http://lasalleinsider.com/2009/06/25/beam-me-up-scotty/comment-page-1/#comment-21 citizen Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:37:42 +0000 http://lasalleinsider.com/?p=428#comment-21 It appears that you have little faith in "our" mayor and your fellow counsilmen. The trend in lower sales tax revenue for the City of LaSalle seems to have been going on much longer than the current adiministration was in place. May I ask why the former mayor and counsilmen did not work on increasing the revenue as it was sliding? Where are all the new businesses that Mayor Waskowiak and the council should have been bringing into LaSalle? Your statement does seems to indicate that you finally understand the need for an economic director in LaSalle. It appears that you have little faith in “our” mayor and your fellow counsilmen. The trend in lower sales tax revenue for the City of LaSalle seems to have been going on much longer than the current adiministration was in place. May I ask why the former mayor and counsilmen did not work on increasing the revenue as it was sliding? Where are all the new businesses that Mayor Waskowiak and the council should have been bringing into LaSalle? Your statement does seems to indicate that you finally understand the need for an economic director in LaSalle.

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